POETRY COMPETITION
THE FINALISTS, KOKOY F. GUEVARA POETRY COMPETITION
Else and Other Poems
Bernard Kean Mappala Capinpin
Hymnal
Rodrigo V. Dela Peňa, Jr.
Martial Law Poems for the Dead
Arvin Abejo Mangohig
House Ghosts and Other Poems
Lakan Ma. Mg. Daza Umali
Warm felicitations! Four finalists were selected out of 145 qualified contestants.
Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on the evening of 19
March 2017, Sunday. Venue TBA.
Four prizes will be given: First (PHP25,000), Second (PHP15,000), Third
(PHP10,000), and Honorable Mention.
The distinguished Board of Judges is composed of: Mookie Katigbak Lacuesta (chair), Gemino Abad, Lourd De Veyra, Marjorie Evasco, and Robin Hemley.
The Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition was established by the friends and family of the late poet Francisco F. Guevara, in partnership with the De La Salle University Department of Literature and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), to commemorate his life and work.
Guevara’s poetry collection _The Reddest Herring_ was published in 2015
by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. He also had two chapbook-length
interviews in the _Critics in Conversation_ series of the DLSU Publishing
House. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
in 2010. This competition intends to promote interest in poetry in the Philippines
and provide an opportunity through which talented writers may be recognized.
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"Hear ye! Updates on the Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition Due to the sheer number of entries (145 qualified sets of poems), the organizers have decided to move the selection of winners and the awards ceremony to early 2017, to give the Board of Judges sufficient time to screen the entries. The initial review has been completed, and in progress is the final screening. We appreciate your kind participation and your utmost patience. This competition is established by the family and friends of the late poet and scholar Francisco F. Guevara, in partnership with De La Salle University Department of Literature and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), to commemorate his life and work. It seeks to assist in the artistic development of Filipino poets, and promote interest in poetry in the Philippines."
The Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition was established by the friends and family of the late poet Francisco F. Guevara, in partnership with the De La Salle University (DLSU) Department of Literature and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), to commemorate his life and work.
Kokoy F. Guevara, whose poetry and prose have appeared in both local and international publications, was a writer and teacher. His poetry collection The Reddest Herring was published in 2015 by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House. He also published two chapbook-length interviews in the Critics in Conversation series of the DLSU Publishing House. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2010 where he was a teaching-writing fellow.
Guevara spent his years writing masterful verses, and through his work as a teacher he encouraged many others to write their own. The Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition intends to continue his work by promoting interest in poetry in the Philippines and providing an opportunity through which talented writers may be recognized.
Eligibility
The contest is open to poets of all ages who are Filipino citizens. It is also open to poets of any nationality residing or studying in Iowa, USA.
BNSCWC personnel, Board of Associates, and Advisory Council are not eligible for the competition.
Entries
An entry must consist of at least five (5) and not more than ten (10) unpublished poems written in English.
Entries must be e-mailed to kokoyguevaraprize@gmail.com. Entries must be in PDF format, typed in size-12 Arial or Times New Roman double-spaced font.
Entries not complying with competition rules will be disqualified.
Submission of Requirements
Each entry must be accompanied by a separate page that includes the following information:
1. The poet’s first, middle and last name, as well as any nickname and/or pseudonym;
2. 2” x 2” photo;
3. Date of birth;
4. Full contact information (postal address valid for the next 12 months, e-mail address, landline phone number and mobile number); and
5. For Filipino citizens, proof of citizenship (e.g., scanned copy of passport, driver’s license or student ID), and for residents of Iowa, USA (e.g., scanned copy of driver’s license or student ID).
No entry fee is required. Only one entry per contestant will be accepted.
Entries shall be accepted from 28 November 2015 to 28 June 2016.
Board of Judges
The entries will be judged by a panel of judges from the Philippines and the United States. The panel of judges shall have absolute discretion regarding any matter relating to the qualifications and rules of the contest. The decision of the Board of Judges is final.
Prizes
First Prize - PHP25,000
Second Prize - PHP15,000
Third Prize - PHP10,000
The prizes are offered as gross amounts. Winners are responsible for any taxes and fees resulting from their prizes.
For US entries, the prizes will be the US-Dollar equivalent of the aforementioned amounts, based on the rate of exchange on the day the winners are announced.
The winners will be announced on 28 October 2016. Winners will be notified via e-mail, SMS, and/or telephone.
Copyright
Copyright remains with the author, but the Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition reserves the right to have entries performed or published live, on the internet or in an anthology at any time in the future. Each participant will be responsible for complying with applicable intellectual property laws.
Privacy Policy
All personal information submitted will remain confidential and will be used solely for notification purposes. Personal information submitted shall not be made public.
Governing Law
Governing law for this contest shall be Philippine law.
Disclaimer
Neither the judges or organizers of the contest, nor the heirs of Kokoy Guevara shall be liable with any contestant for any breach of law, contract, or other arrangements. None of the judges or organizers of the contest, nor the heirs of Kokoy Guevara, make any representation or warranty or any other statement as to the compliance by any contestant with any applicable law, contract, or arrangement to which a contestant is subject.
For inquiries, please email kokoyguevaraprize@gmail.com or call BNSCWC (632) 5244611 Local 233.